The Daily Review was a daily newspaper published in Hayward, California, published from 1891 to 2016. It was last owned by the Bay Area News Group, a subsidiary of MediaNews Group, which bought the paper in 1985.[1]
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bay Area News Group |
| Founder(s) | Daniel M. Conner H.W. Dockham |
| Founded | 1891 |
Ceased publication | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| City | Hayward, California |
| Country | United States |
| Website | www |
History
editIn 1891, Daniel M. Conner and H.W. Dockham founded the Hayward Review.[2][3] In 1893, Dr. A.P. Miller bought out Dockham,[4] and exited the business after a year.[5] In 1895, Conner sold the paper to A.V. Morgan, former owner of the Bodie Miner.[6][7] In 1899, Morgan died from an illness.[8][9] His brothers S.T. Morgan and O.R. Morgan then took over the paper.[10][11]
The Review was acquired from the Morgans by Samuel C. Smith and M.J. Beaumont in 1904.[12] In 1906, Smith's 11-year-old daughter accidently electrocuted herself while standing up in the bathtub to turn on an electric light.[13] At some point Beaumont left the business. Smith retired from the paper in 1907 to focus on real estate. At that time, the Review became affiliated with the Calkins Newspaper Syndicate, owned by Thomas D. Calkins.[14]
In 1910, Fred E. Adams and Smith acquired the paper.[15][16][17] In 1912, Adams acquired full ownership from Calkins.[18] In 1915, Adams sold the paper to the Review Publishing Co. Smith continued as editor and J.S. Melo, Jr., editor of two local Portuguese language periodicals, was named business manager.[19] In January 1925, George D. Crissey, Hal E. Reynolds became co-owners in the business with Melo, Jr. and expanded the paper into a daily.[20]
The paper was acquired by N.R. Moore, former publisher of the Corvallis Times, in October 1925,[21][22] followed by John J. Hooper in 1930.[23] In 1944, Hopper sold the Review and Southern Alameda County News to Floyd L. Sparks, Dan L. Beebe and Glen Wright.[24] Later that year, Sparks bought out the other two partners.[25] At that time the Review was a twice-weekly with a 1,800 circulation. Over the years Sparks bought other papers. In 1950, he expanded the Review into a daily with a 6,000 circulation. By 1985, the paper had a circulation of 46,000.[26]
In 1985, Sparks sold the Daily Review, Fremont Argus, Tri-Valley Herald and San Ramon Valley Herald to Garden State Newspapers, Inc., a subsidiary of MediaNews Group. The papers had a combined circulation of 97,000 and the sale price was $65 million.[27] Following the sale, 130 employees were laid off.[28] In 1988, Sparks died.[29]
In 2011, the Daily Review was scheduled to close after merging with the Oakland Tribune, Alameda Times-Star, Fremont Argus and West County Times. Moving forward, subscribers would receive the East Bay Tribune, a localized edition of the San Jose Mercury-News.[30][31] The plan was changed due to reader feedback, and the Daily Review was saved.[32] In 2016, the Daily Review, Contra Costa Times and Oakland Tribune were combined to form the East Bay Times.[33][34]
References
edit- ↑ Gorney, Cynthia (January 1999). "The State of The American Newspaper: The Battle Of the Bay". American Journalism Review. 253. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ↑ "Notice". Oakland Enquirer. November 4, 1891. p. 4.
- ↑ "Notice". Martinez News-Gazette. November 11, 1891. p. 2.
- ↑ "A Newspaper Change". Oakland Enquirer. July 25, 1893. p. 4.
- ↑ "Notice". The Daily Encinal. Alameda, California. August 18, 1894. p. 2.
- ↑ "The Hayward "Review."". Alameda Times Star. March 18, 1895. p. 1.
- ↑ "Notice". The Daily Encinal. Alameda, California. March 18, 1895. p. 2.
- ↑ "Death Of An Editor. | A.V. Morgan of Haywards Review Passed Away Sunday". The Oakland Times. September 5, 1899. p. 4.
- ↑ "Death Of A.V. Morgan". Daily Review. Hayward, California. September 8, 1899. p. 2.
- ↑ "Sad News". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. September 14, 1899. p. 1.
- ↑ "Among Our Exchanges! | Paragraphs Interesting and Newsy About Our Neighbors and their Affairs". Los Gatos Mail. October 19, 1899. p. 1.
- ↑ "News About Town". Oakland Tribune. November 24, 1904. p. 8.
- ↑ "Electricity Kills Girl In Tub". The Bulletin. San Francisco, California. July 1, 1906. p. 17.
- ↑ "Of Interest To All". Ferndale Enterprise. August 20, 1907. p. 8.
- ↑ "Calkins' Hayward Paper Is Taken Over". Oakland Tribune. March 29, 1910. p. 13.
- ↑ "Under New Management". Daily Review. Hayward, California. April 1, 1910. p. 4.
- ↑ "Hayward Review Sold By Calkins". The Evening Times-Star. Alameda, California. April 7, 1910. p. 5.
- ↑ "Hayward Review Sold To Fred E. Adams". Oakland Tribune. March 7, 1912. p. 9.
- ↑ "Hayward Review Sold". Oakland Tribune. February 7, 1915. p. 31.
- ↑ "Review Now Daily | New Men Buy Part Of Paper; To Issue a Daily Next Monday". Daily Review. Hayward, California. p. 1.
- ↑ "Ore. Newspaper Publisher Buys Half Interest In Daily Review; Voices Faith In Future Of City". Daily Review. Hayward, California. September 30, 1925. p. 1.
- ↑ "Introducing Mr. Moore". Daily Review. Hayward, California. October 1, 1925. p. 1.
- ↑ "Hayward Review Is Sold Today". Turlock Journal. United Press. August 9, 1930. p. 4.
- ↑ "Review Sold To New Owners". Daily Review. Hayward, California. February 29, 1944. p. 1.
- ↑ "Sparks Becomes Sole Owner Of Hayward Review". Daily Review. Hayward, California. December 30, 1944. p. 1.
- ↑ Farhi, Paul (March 3, 1985). "A newspaper empire ripe for the plucking". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 37.
- ↑ Rapoport, Roger (June 6, 1985). "N.J. firm buys three local papers". Oakland Tribune. p. 20.
- ↑ "4 Newspapers In East Bay To Fire 130". San Francisco Chronicle. July 13, 1985. p. 3.
- ↑ "East Bay Publisher Floyd Sparks Dies". San Francisco Chronicle. March 17, 1988. p. 30.
- ↑ Avalos, George (August 23, 2011). "Bay Area News Group makes changes to East Bay papers". Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ↑ Gammon, Robert (August 23, 2011). "Oakland Tribune to be Renamed East Bay Tribune". East Bay Express. Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- ↑ Avalos, George (October 27, 2011). "Bay Area News Group announces it will retain East Bay mastheads". San Jose Mercury News. Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on October 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- ↑ Lang, Marissa (March 2, 2016). "Oakland loses Tribune, with paper folded into new East Bay Times". SFGate. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ↑ Parker, Leia; Druzin, Bryce (March 1, 2016). "Bay Area News Group consolidates newspapers in Silicon Valley, East Bay and on the Peninsula". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved April 19, 2016.